Operational Handbook

The Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders and the Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (Refresher) are assessed by an externally set, multiple choice examination with 40 questions.

The Scottish Certificate for Safe Sale and Service of Alcohol is assessed by an externally set, multiple choice examination with 25 questions.

Group Award Code

Qualification

SCQF level

Duration of training

Duration of exam

GG7T 46

Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders

6

10 hours (6 hours of direct learning and 4 hours of self-study)

1 hour

GG7N 46

Scottish Cert for Personal Licence Holders (refresher)

6

3 hours

1 hour

GG7R 45

Scottish Certificate for Safe Sale of Alcohol

5

Half day

45 minutes

Current Entry/Certification and Handbook Fees

SCPLH: £27 and £8 for the candidate handbook

SCPLH (Refresher): £27 thereafter and £8 for the candidate handbook

SCSSSA: £10 and £5 for the candidate handbook

Tutor and Course Delivery Material

Comprehensive candidate handbooks are available to support all three qualifications. Candidates should be issued with a handbook prior to their course.

Handbooks for the SCPLH courses are £8.00 each. The SCSSA handbooks are £5.00 each. Approved centres can place an order by contacting our Business Development and Customer Support Team.

Course Notification/Question Paper Order Form

Approved centres wishing to use the hard copy question papers should complete the question paper order form. Question papers will be dispatched within seven working days of receipt of request, but normally sooner.

Question papers should not be ordered more than 15 working days ahead of the examination date.

Please note the form must be used to notify SQA of all courses running even if question papers are not required eg for a resit for one or two candidates. In this circumstance "NIL" should be entered for "question papers required".

Markers Report

The marking of question papers for these qualifications has been devolved to centres. Each centre must complete a brief markerís report after each examination. This provides SQA with information on pass rates and provides qualitative feedback on the performance of candidates. It is also an opportunity for centres to comment on any aspect of the question papers.

The completed form should be e-mailed to licensingqualifications@sqa.org.uk within 10 working days of the examination date. A copy of the markerís report, signed by the marker and an internal verifier should be retained with the completed question papers.